The Song government has been attacking temples of witchcraft in order to maintain social stability, yet it can never cut off with temples of witchcraft for various pressures and needs.

• 为了维持社会的稳定，对民间淫祠的打击几乎一直与两宋政权相始终。由于难以尽述的种种压力与需求，宋代官方政权无法彻底割断与它的联系。